Lungs and stomachs

This is not actually a posting about our yoga! When Erik and I moved to New York, we were deliberate in choosing to live near Central Park. After 8 years in Stockholm, greenery would be necessary, and strolls in "the lungs of NYC" did indeed become an important part of most of our days. We were sad to say goodbye to the Park. Imagine our surprise then when yesterday we went to "Kukkarahalli Lake" park, considered to be the "lungs of Mysore" and discovered we live only a 20 minute walk away.

At 8am, the temperature in Mysore is still pleasant, and the 4km stroll around the lake was a delight. There were all sorts of birds enjoying the grasses and water, the Mysorians were out in their trainers getting their heart rates up, and the walkways were lovely and shaded. I think it will become a regular on our weekend schedule - a good place away from the honking horns to give our lungs some "fresh air." 

After the stroll, we headed off to our first Indian cookery class. Not like any cookery class I've attended before - well that's not so many anyway. There was only Erik and I at home with Rishi - a local Indian lady who lives up the road from the yoga shala. She's been teaching visitors Indian cooking for 6 years, and we had a great time.

Two hours later, we came away knowing how to prepare and cook 2 vegetarian curries, a pumpkin dish, a lassi (Indian version of smoothies if you like) and chapatis. My chapatis were more square than round, but Erik was more on top of things. All this was achieved on the same kind of funny gas cooker that we have in our apartment. We also had the pleasure of eating the results. A fun day off from yoga while still beneficial for our lungs and stomachs.